Things I Didn't Plan to Do, but have done- Start and continue a blog- Successfully complete a paid commission- Begin looking at the art market

Goals That are "In Progress"- Working on Perspective- Get started in acrylics- Get started in colored pencils- Drawing more from life- Drawing from memory, eventually as a daily goal

A Look Ahead

Goals I Set in January, Still to be Met- Finish a work large enough to go over my couch- Finish 12 works that would fit nicely into a calendar- Continue on the "In Progress" goals listed above- Work on some architecture in pen and ink

Artists To Study- July: Maxfield Parrish (with Maggie Stiefvater)- Aug-Dec: Winslow Homer, Degas, Turner, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Da Vinci (I will adapt this to enable myself to join in on any groups that are studying a master)- Also in July: I plan to buoy myself against discouragement with "Parrish blues" by also working through (again) Hale's Drawing Lessons From the Masters - any tidbits I plan to pass along on this blog.

New Goals To Add- Continue with the blog- Tweaking the blog as time permits- Look at building a portrait commission business- Learn more color theory and application

Finally, a special thanks to all those who have commented and emailed their encouragement and advice! I have learned a tremendous amount in just a short time, largely because of the kindness of others. I never expected this to be such a rewarding experience!